Former Rep. Liz Cheney mentioned Rep. Kevin McCarthy is “pathetic” for saying he would contemplate a spot within the Trump administration if he will get elected.
“I can’t explain it,” Ms. Cheney mentioned Monday on MSNBC. “It’s pathetic. There’s sort of an element of — it doesn’t really matter what Donald Trump has done to the country, what Donald Trump has done to the Congress, Donald Trump has done to Kevin McCarthy.”
Ms. Cheney, who represented Wyoming as a Republican earlier than her landslide loss final 12 months, was reacting to an interview Mr. McCarthy had on “CBS Sunday Morning” the place he endorsed former President Donald Trump and mentioned he would be a part of his White House staff.
“In the right position,” Mr. McCarthy mentioned. “Look, if I’m the best person for the job, yes.”
Ms. Cheney contended that Mr. McCarthy could be “going back for more” if he took such a job. He has already introduced he’ll go away Congress on the finish of this month.
“I think it’s sad, but I also think history’s going to show that Kevin’s unwillingness to do the right thing and, you know, sort of each time that decision came, did real damage,” she mentioned.
The Washington Times reached out to the Trump marketing campaign for remark.
Mr. McCarthy has at all times been a supporter of the previous president, however in 2021 he additionally mentioned Mr. Trump “bears the responsibility” for the Jan. 6, 2021, protest on the U.S. Capitol. He later walked again his remark, saying “everybody in the country” was accountable.
He mentioned on the CBS present that he instructed Mr. Trump his marketing campaign must be about “rebuilding, restoring, renewing America. It can’t be about revenge.”
